New data indicates the enrollment declines at U.S. colleges and universities this semester are worse than initially expected, with the fallout from Covid-19 taking a particularly hard toll on first-year and part-time students.
Updated findings from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that undergraduate enrollment as of Sept. 24 was down 4% across the board compared to last year. Community colleges, which are included in the undergraduate totals, have seen the largest declines, with enrollment down 9.4% compared to last year. Clearinghouse also said the numbers were particularly alarming when analyzing an important pipeline — freshmen students — for future enrollment, a sign that this fall’s challenges may very well be just the tip of the iceberg.
The new data paints a worsening picture compared to the Clearinghouse’s prior estimates, which pegged undergraduate enrollment declines at 2.5% for all schools. About 54% of institutions had reported enrollment figures to Clearinghouse as of its latest report, representing about 9.2 million students.
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